LONDON GLOBAL DANCE FESTIVAL -
SPECIAL PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 12TH MAY 2010
We can be very proud of the depth of talent across our gAylist/land/metrosexual scene in the capital, for sporting a huge depth of talent & choice, whether it be in the different venues, club, bars & businesses, in the range of promoters & entrepreneurs that constantly strive to make the scene a stronger & better place, but moreover in the depth of D.J. talent that, week in, week out, deliver top quality sounds meaning that clubs across the capital can be proud of offering truly world class music to the hoards of discerning clubbers & socialites that make our scene one of the most prolific in the globe. Yes it’s true that we don’t always do everything the best, Madrid is renowned for putting on a much more prestigious Pride event, & Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival remains one of the world’s strongest & most reputable gay gatherings, but there are plenty of reasons why other countries & cities look to London, not just for inspiration, but as a place that leads the way in innovation & music styles.
However, while we can be very proud of our home-grown talent and those international D.J’s that have made London their base, there is a veritable feast of great jocks across the five continents of this amazing place we call Earth (couldn’t find any in Antarctica though!) and in many ways, this was the inspiration behind the concept of creating a global festival, drawing on some of the crème of the crop of disc spinning masters, to join forces in one massive event, in the thick of what we have described as the strongest scene’s in the world. And so the London Global Dance Festival idea was born, the concept of one man, a club promoter who tirelessly delivers the best in every event that he launches, delivering on his insatiable appetite for bringing top class & first rate performers to strengthen our scene in London. Alex Erfan will be known from his days involved with Salvation way back when, but more latterly for launching & improving the brand Lovechild in London, as well as being behind what we have called the success of 2010 so far, As One, this event in itself testament to his skill for bringing together, promoters, clubs & D.J.’s under one roof to create a prolific & popular party.
But never wanting to rest on his laurels, Alex decided that London deserved an internationally renowned gay dance festival to not just showcase London’s ability to host & put on a massive & fabulous event, but to collaborate some of the biggest D.J. names & clubs from all corners of the globe. And in the London Global Dance Festival, that is exactly what he and his team have set out to achieve, serving up a weekend of parties around one huge event that will bring together over 20 internationally renowned D.J.’s & producers, joining the crème of London’s best, not to mention some of the world’s biggest gay club brands from Europe & further afield, all who will form a incredible partnership of clubbing & musical excellence never seen before in London. Plus, in bringing so much talent to the U.K., The London Global Dance Festival will rival the likes of Miami’s Winter Music Conference & Barcelona’s own Circuit festival and thus cementing London’s reputation for being the hotbed of top class club eventing, also linking in some of the capitals most renowned & successful club brands.
So, that is the concept, but what about the detail? Well, the London Global Dance Festival will be taking place across the bank Holiday weekend of 28th to 31st May, that’s Friday through Monday and will encompass eight separate parties including the main event itself which will be held at Fire on Sunday 30th May. And it is recognised that Vauxhall is the centre of gAylist clubbing in the capital, so all eight parties will be based in this popular south of the river clubbing village, sharing the events & D.J.’s between two of the major clubs, Fire & Area, encapsulating club brands, Onyx, A.M., Queer Nation, Beyond, Later & Orange within the weekend long schedule, all as delightful tasters & celebrations of the main event itself. So, in these various club brands, not only will there be a fusion of international & London sounds, with each party having representatives from across the globe, but each event will have the London Global Dance Festival (LGDF) as their central theme for the weekend, right from the launch at Onyx, through to the Orange afterparty, clubbers will be treated to some of the best music, production, lighting & visuals seen & heard anywhere in the world and with talent coming from both North & South America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia, there is no doubt that the result will mean that London & more importantly Vauxhall, will have a truly global feel right across the whole weekend.
In terms of the schedule, the various parties will be as follows :-
Friday 28th May Onyx “International” at Area 10 p.m. till 5 a.m.
Saturday 29th May A.M. “Global Edition” at Fire 3 a.m. till 11 a.m.
Saturday 29th May Queer Nation at Fire 11 p.m. till 6 a.m.
Sunday 30th May Beyond “The Universe” at Area 6 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Sunday 30th May Later “Presents” at Fire 11 a.m. till 7 p.m.
Sunday 30th May LGDF Main Event at Fire 10 p.m. till 7 a.m.
Monday 31st May Orange LGDF Official Afterparty at Area 6 a.m. till 6 p.m.
Monday 31st May LGDF Recovery Party at Fire 10 p.m. till 7 a.m.
with each party surrounding the main event drawing a truly international theme as a backdrop to their award winning and successful party philosophies. Now, rather than bogging you down in massive detail now, in a series of posts running up to the weekend itself, we will be providing a full insight into each event and what will be on offer. However, to give you a flavour of the main event itself, you can expect the collaboration of International club brands that will include Scream from Paris, Space of Sound/Infinita from Madrid, Muccassissina from Rome, Propaganda from Moscow, Crew Club from Cape Town, and new club brand The Face Of Ibiza, as well as international clubbing outfit Delice, gay partying brand Spirit Of Star and industry renowned record label & agency Sorry Shoes, with this main LGDF event having an upfront, fresh & truly international flavour.
Now, the London Global Dance Festival weekend will clearly be a celebration of the best music on offer across the globe, with the main event itself offering a succession of different sounds spread across six rooms of action &, as we have said, will have a distinctively international feel to it. Not only will you be able to sample the latest cutting edge sounds from all five continents under one roof, but this LGDF main event will draw in massive internationally renowned names including Danny Verde, Phil Romano, Steven Redant, Ben Manson, Leomeo, Ismael Rivas, D.J. Oliver, Danny Tuval, Leroy Tayler, Tin Rotter, & Tony Key, each representing either a club of concept across this main event. Then with a wealth of additional D.J. talent across the other seven parties including Dikky Vendetta, D.J. Luque, Chris Bekker, Alex Taylor, Mike Kelly, Ivan Gomez, Jean Phillips, Thomas William & Nacho Chapado, each taking centre stage at their respective outings, a truly international flavour to these London based club brands will exist. Like the various events, in a series of “Music” posts, we will be giving you an insight to each D.J., familiarising you with their work & sparkling C.V.’s as well as fitting them into the amazing musical jigsaw that will be the London Global Dance Festival.
But, while music is clearly the linchpin to the festival, it won’t just stop there, as the best that the globe has to offer in the worlds of lighting, production, pyrotechnics & visuals will be on display across all eight events, as will be a stunning array of world class performers, dancers & artists that will add a real sense of carnival, drama and excitement to each party. There will be stilt walkers, angle grinders, fire eaters, circus characters & of course a veritable feast of delicious eye candy in the form of stunning muscle go-go dancers, from the best of London’s outfits as well as the lovely Delice boys, Muccassissina will be flying in its infamous drag artists & song stars & Space Of Sound have a whole team of performers jetting in from Madrid too. Each international club represented at the LGDF main event will be bringing their own stunning production, which will compliment the world class lighting & effects that Fire is renowned for and with amazing visuals characterising the different spaces, not to mention an international feel to all the other events, expect to be blown away by the truly global extravagance that will result.
So, now that you know the basis of what will be one incredible festival, keep your eyes peeled for more our upcoming reports, detailing each & every club brand & party that will be taking part across the massive festival weekend, as well as extensive profiling of all the international guest D.J.’s & performers coming up in our specially dedicated “Music” & “Preview” posts. We will also be bringing you the latest hot off the press news as the weekend draws nearer, giving more detail on that all important information of ticket sales, availability and website links to guide you through what will be the biggest event to hit the gAylist scene in the capital, the London Global Dance Festival. (DISCO MATT)
SPECIAL PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 12TH MAY 2010
We can be very proud of the depth of talent across our gAylist/land/metrosexual scene in the capital, for sporting a huge depth of talent & choice, whether it be in the different venues, club, bars & businesses, in the range of promoters & entrepreneurs that constantly strive to make the scene a stronger & better place, but moreover in the depth of D.J. talent that, week in, week out, deliver top quality sounds meaning that clubs across the capital can be proud of offering truly world class music to the hoards of discerning clubbers & socialites that make our scene one of the most prolific in the globe. Yes it’s true that we don’t always do everything the best, Madrid is renowned for putting on a much more prestigious Pride event, & Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival remains one of the world’s strongest & most reputable gay gatherings, but there are plenty of reasons why other countries & cities look to London, not just for inspiration, but as a place that leads the way in innovation & music styles.
However, while we can be very proud of our home-grown talent and those international D.J’s that have made London their base, there is a veritable feast of great jocks across the five continents of this amazing place we call Earth (couldn’t find any in Antarctica though!) and in many ways, this was the inspiration behind the concept of creating a global festival, drawing on some of the crème of the crop of disc spinning masters, to join forces in one massive event, in the thick of what we have described as the strongest scene’s in the world. And so the London Global Dance Festival idea was born, the concept of one man, a club promoter who tirelessly delivers the best in every event that he launches, delivering on his insatiable appetite for bringing top class & first rate performers to strengthen our scene in London. Alex Erfan will be known from his days involved with Salvation way back when, but more latterly for launching & improving the brand Lovechild in London, as well as being behind what we have called the success of 2010 so far, As One, this event in itself testament to his skill for bringing together, promoters, clubs & D.J.’s under one roof to create a prolific & popular party.
But never wanting to rest on his laurels, Alex decided that London deserved an internationally renowned gay dance festival to not just showcase London’s ability to host & put on a massive & fabulous event, but to collaborate some of the biggest D.J. names & clubs from all corners of the globe. And in the London Global Dance Festival, that is exactly what he and his team have set out to achieve, serving up a weekend of parties around one huge event that will bring together over 20 internationally renowned D.J.’s & producers, joining the crème of London’s best, not to mention some of the world’s biggest gay club brands from Europe & further afield, all who will form a incredible partnership of clubbing & musical excellence never seen before in London. Plus, in bringing so much talent to the U.K., The London Global Dance Festival will rival the likes of Miami’s Winter Music Conference & Barcelona’s own Circuit festival and thus cementing London’s reputation for being the hotbed of top class club eventing, also linking in some of the capitals most renowned & successful club brands.
So, that is the concept, but what about the detail? Well, the London Global Dance Festival will be taking place across the bank Holiday weekend of 28th to 31st May, that’s Friday through Monday and will encompass eight separate parties including the main event itself which will be held at Fire on Sunday 30th May. And it is recognised that Vauxhall is the centre of gAylist clubbing in the capital, so all eight parties will be based in this popular south of the river clubbing village, sharing the events & D.J.’s between two of the major clubs, Fire & Area, encapsulating club brands, Onyx, A.M., Queer Nation, Beyond, Later & Orange within the weekend long schedule, all as delightful tasters & celebrations of the main event itself. So, in these various club brands, not only will there be a fusion of international & London sounds, with each party having representatives from across the globe, but each event will have the London Global Dance Festival (LGDF) as their central theme for the weekend, right from the launch at Onyx, through to the Orange afterparty, clubbers will be treated to some of the best music, production, lighting & visuals seen & heard anywhere in the world and with talent coming from both North & South America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia, there is no doubt that the result will mean that London & more importantly Vauxhall, will have a truly global feel right across the whole weekend.
In terms of the schedule, the various parties will be as follows :-
Friday 28th May Onyx “International” at Area 10 p.m. till 5 a.m.
Saturday 29th May A.M. “Global Edition” at Fire 3 a.m. till 11 a.m.
Saturday 29th May Queer Nation at Fire 11 p.m. till 6 a.m.
Sunday 30th May Beyond “The Universe” at Area 6 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Sunday 30th May Later “Presents” at Fire 11 a.m. till 7 p.m.
Sunday 30th May LGDF Main Event at Fire 10 p.m. till 7 a.m.
Monday 31st May Orange LGDF Official Afterparty at Area 6 a.m. till 6 p.m.
Monday 31st May LGDF Recovery Party at Fire 10 p.m. till 7 a.m.
with each party surrounding the main event drawing a truly international theme as a backdrop to their award winning and successful party philosophies. Now, rather than bogging you down in massive detail now, in a series of posts running up to the weekend itself, we will be providing a full insight into each event and what will be on offer. However, to give you a flavour of the main event itself, you can expect the collaboration of International club brands that will include Scream from Paris, Space of Sound/Infinita from Madrid, Muccassissina from Rome, Propaganda from Moscow, Crew Club from Cape Town, and new club brand The Face Of Ibiza, as well as international clubbing outfit Delice, gay partying brand Spirit Of Star and industry renowned record label & agency Sorry Shoes, with this main LGDF event having an upfront, fresh & truly international flavour.
Now, the London Global Dance Festival weekend will clearly be a celebration of the best music on offer across the globe, with the main event itself offering a succession of different sounds spread across six rooms of action &, as we have said, will have a distinctively international feel to it. Not only will you be able to sample the latest cutting edge sounds from all five continents under one roof, but this LGDF main event will draw in massive internationally renowned names including Danny Verde, Phil Romano, Steven Redant, Ben Manson, Leomeo, Ismael Rivas, D.J. Oliver, Danny Tuval, Leroy Tayler, Tin Rotter, & Tony Key, each representing either a club of concept across this main event. Then with a wealth of additional D.J. talent across the other seven parties including Dikky Vendetta, D.J. Luque, Chris Bekker, Alex Taylor, Mike Kelly, Ivan Gomez, Jean Phillips, Thomas William & Nacho Chapado, each taking centre stage at their respective outings, a truly international flavour to these London based club brands will exist. Like the various events, in a series of “Music” posts, we will be giving you an insight to each D.J., familiarising you with their work & sparkling C.V.’s as well as fitting them into the amazing musical jigsaw that will be the London Global Dance Festival.
But, while music is clearly the linchpin to the festival, it won’t just stop there, as the best that the globe has to offer in the worlds of lighting, production, pyrotechnics & visuals will be on display across all eight events, as will be a stunning array of world class performers, dancers & artists that will add a real sense of carnival, drama and excitement to each party. There will be stilt walkers, angle grinders, fire eaters, circus characters & of course a veritable feast of delicious eye candy in the form of stunning muscle go-go dancers, from the best of London’s outfits as well as the lovely Delice boys, Muccassissina will be flying in its infamous drag artists & song stars & Space Of Sound have a whole team of performers jetting in from Madrid too. Each international club represented at the LGDF main event will be bringing their own stunning production, which will compliment the world class lighting & effects that Fire is renowned for and with amazing visuals characterising the different spaces, not to mention an international feel to all the other events, expect to be blown away by the truly global extravagance that will result.
So, now that you know the basis of what will be one incredible festival, keep your eyes peeled for more our upcoming reports, detailing each & every club brand & party that will be taking part across the massive festival weekend, as well as extensive profiling of all the international guest D.J.’s & performers coming up in our specially dedicated “Music” & “Preview” posts. We will also be bringing you the latest hot off the press news as the weekend draws nearer, giving more detail on that all important information of ticket sales, availability and website links to guide you through what will be the biggest event to hit the gAylist scene in the capital, the London Global Dance Festival. (DISCO MATT)
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